So I'm thinking 90-92 Jetta 1.6td

[Topherdiesel]

Whats everyone think of that?
1.6 seems to be the workhorse.
Does it take to mods as well as the 1.9?

Will it be able to tow my sea-doo?
At the very least its a good solid german built model, not like my lemon 93.

[Topherdiesel]

What kind of mileage can I be looking for in a 1.6td?

[vwmike]

I have an 88...same engine. There seems to be every bit if not more tuneability with the 1.6td. The turbo is bigger, the LDA is better, etc. I range from 39-42 mpg right now with plenty of smoke (39 was in 100+ degree weather with all 4 windows down doing ~80 mph).

[91 ECO]

I have a 1v engine (1.6TD without the LDA) and average 40mpg on an engine with 295,000 miles.  Haven't done much tuning at this point, but I'm working on it.

[BlackTieTD]

i decided on the same motor for my workhorse.
i took the 1.6L TD motor from a 1990 Jetta and put it in a rabbit.
it has met all my expectations and continues to be a worthwhile investment.
i plan to squeeze some more power out of it, but as of right now it is stock... and i really have no complaints about speed... its peppy enough for what it is.
it will tow your seadoo behind a mkII no problem.
milage is another story. i have a leadfoot so my milage wont be an accurate representation. i'll tell you this though... driving the snot out of it i can't do any worse than 5.3 cents a km at $1.00/L.

[Hammy]

When I was working at Dafasco, in Hamilton, I was driving back and forth everyday from Moonstone, in all it was 400Kms per day. In order to make it there, and back in under 2 hours, I would have to travel at 140Km/hr or more at times. I still was able to get 700Kms per tank on the average. I was beyond impressed. It has an ACH tranny in it. So the engine was just humming to say the least. Around 4500 RPM or so. :oops:

[chrissev]

What kind of mileage can I be looking for in a 1.6td?

My 88TD has been topping 50mpg (US gallons) on a regular basis since the beginning of summer.  Latest figure was 53.7mpg.  It is rebuilt and so is the injection pump.  I haven't adjusted the pump though.  If you do that you can wreck the mileage (but get more power).

[Rat407]

I rebuilt my 1V, had Giles do the pump mod and added the LDA to it, rebuilt the K14 turbo and just installed a 2.5" downpipe and full 2.5" exhaust and this last tank I got 50mpg 80% highway 20% city, and I have plenty of power and  boost maxes out at 12psi.  I have smoke at WOT but not to much, just right I think.